Laredo, TX

That's why the Pilot there is always so full. It's a nightmare trying to get loaded or unloaded there and still have enough time left to drive any distance on your 11. You've sat so long waiting to for your load that it cuts into your available drive time. It definitely gets frustrating.

 

Maybe it's different with the forwarding companies, but I have never had an appt later than 0700 for loads that are being cross docked. The biggest problem I run into is the Mexican trucks being late. I delivered a load Monday, had to be there by 6am without fail, critical customer, yada yada you know the drill... I run sleep run sleep run sleep, get there at 5:45 am, check in, get told to park in the back row and they would call me when the other truck arrives... 13:30 when he got there.

 

I always del around 0700-0800 and unloaded by 1000

 

Some are pretty good, some are pretty bad. Same ol' thing. It all depends on the load.

 

A lot of the forwarders down in Laredo run on what I like to call bankers hours, there are a few that are open early and close late but they are far and few between.

 

I never have a problem with Laredo. Love going there. Just drop the trailer at the forwarder and take off to our terminal for a break til they get me the next load sitting on the yard ready to go. In and out like its nothing

 

Yep same deal for me.

 

They are staffed with many people from Mexico, it can take hours for them to walk across the bridge is what I have heard. Then they have to wait on rides to workplaces, the boss might be at warehouses early.